The Army Private at the center of the Wikileaks scandal, Bradley Manning, has been given the harshest punishment ever in the U.S. for leaking to the media. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

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>>bradley manning, the army private at the center of the wikileaks scandal, has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars, the harshest punishment ever in the u.s. for leaking to the media. manning, a former
intelligence analyst
analyst, was found guilty last month of leaking hundreds of thousands of
secret documents
to wikileaks. he'll serve his time at the ft.
leavenworth prison
in kansas. with credit for good
time served
and good behavior, he could be out in seven years.